Order by meta_key with two meta_queries

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This should be simple, but I just can’t pinned down a good example of the correct syntax to do this.

I want to order by the specified meta_key with two meta_queries. The problem is query_posts doesn’t seem to like having two meta_queries with a meta_key. If I take out one of the meta_queries the code works, or if I remove the meta_key and change the orderby to title and leave the meta_queries alone it also works.

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Is there any way to orderby meta_key with two meta_queries? 

    $args2 = array(
        'meta_key' => '_count-views_all',
        //'meta_value' => $id,
        'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
        'order' => $sortOrder,
        'posts_per_page' => 9,
        'paged' => $paged,
        'meta_query' => array(  
                    'relation' => 'OR',
                    array(
                        'key' => 'contributorid1',
                        'value' => $id,
                        'compare' => '='
                        ),

                    array(
                        'key' => 'contributorid2',
                        'value' => $id,
                        'compare' => '='
                        )
                    )
    );
    $posts = query_posts($args2); 
}
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  1. You can do this using WP_Query since 3.1 with a meta_query.

    $args = array(
    'meta_key' => '_count-views_all',
    'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
    'order' => $sortOrder,
    'posts_per_page' => 9,
    'paged' => $paged,
    'meta_query' => array(
        'relation'  => 'OR'
        array(
            'key'     => 'contributorid1',
            'value'   => $id,
            'compare' => '='
        ),
        array(
            'key'     => 'contributorid2',
            'value'   => $id,
            'compare' => '='
        )
    )
);

$query = new WP_Query( $args );